The 1969/70 season was for Manchester United the 68th season in the Football League and the 25th consecutive season in the top division of the championship of England [1] .
 Manchester United | ||||
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| general information | ||||
| Season | 1969/1970 | |||
| Trainer | Wilf McGuinness | |||
| Chairman | Louis edwards | |||
| Captain | Bobby Charlton | |||
| Stadium | Old trafford | |||
| Competition | ||||
| First Division | 8th | |||
| FA Cup | 3rd place | |||
| League cup | Semi final | |||
| Top scorer | ||||
| League |  George Best (15) | |||
| Total | George Best (23) | |||
| Home attendance | ||||
| The greatest | 63,418 against Manchester City (December 17, 1969) 63,418 against Middlesbrough (February 25, 1970) | |||
| Smallest | 26,582 against West Bromwich Albion (April 8, 1970) | |||
| Average | 51,152 | |||
| The form | ||||
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Before the start of the season, Sir Matt Busby left the post of head coach, which he held for 24 years. Wilf McGuinness was appointed in his place. Under his leadership, United finished the season in 8th place in the championship, and also made it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.
The best scorer of the team in the season was George Best with 15 goals in the championship and 23 goals in all tournaments.
Content
Football League Division One
| date | Rival | D / AT | Score | Authors of goals for "United" | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 1969 | Crystal Palace | AT | 2: 2 | Charlton , Morgan | 48 610 |
| August 13, 1969 | Everton | D | 0: 2 | 57,752 | |
| August 16, 1969 | Southampton | D | 1: 4 | Morgan | 46 328 |
| August 19, 1969 | Everton | AT | 0: 3 | 53 185 | |
| August 23, 1969 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | AT | 0-0 | 50,783 | |
| August 27, 1969 | Newcastle united | D | 0-0 | 52,774 | |
| August 30, 1969 | Sunderland | D | 3: 1 | Best , Givens , Kidd | 50 570 |
| September 6, 1969 | Leeds United | AT | 2: 2 | Best (2) | 44,271 |
| September 13, 1969 | Liverpool | D | 1: 0 | Morgan | 56 509 |
| September 17, 1969 | Sheffield Wednesday | AT | 3: 1 | Best (2) Kidd | 39,298 |
| September 20, 1969 | Arsenal | AT | 2: 2 | Best , Sadler | 59,498 |
| September 27, 1969 | West Ham United | D | 5: 2 | Best (2), Burns , Charlton , Kidd | 58 579 |
| October 4, 1969 | Derby County | AT | 0: 2 | 40,724 | |
| October 8, 1969 | Southampton | AT | 3: 0 | Best , Burns , Kidd | 31,044 |
| October 11, 1969 | Ipswich Town | D | 2: 1 | Best kidd | 52,281 |
| October 18, 1969 | Nottingham Forest | D | 1: 1 | Best | 53,702 |
| October 25, 1969 | West Bromwich Albion | AT | 1: 2 | Kidd | 45 120 |
| November 1, 1969 | Stoke city | D | 1: 1 | Charlton | 53,406 |
| November 8, 1969 | Coventry city | AT | 2: 1 | Aston Lowe | 43,446 |
| November 15, 1969 | Manchester city | AT | 0-4 | 63,013 | |
| November 22, 1969 | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 3: 1 | Charlton (2), Burns | 50 003 |
| November 29, 1969 | Burnley | AT | 1: 1 | Best | 23,770 |
| December 6, 1969 | Chelsea | D | 0: 2 | 49 344 | |
| December 13, 1969 | Liverpool | AT | 4: 1 | Charlton , Morgan , Ure , an own goal | 47,682 |
| December 26, 1969 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | 50,806 | |
| December 27, 1969 | Sunderland | AT | 1: 1 | Kidd | 36 504 |
| January 10, 1970 | Arsenal | D | 2: 1 | Morgan , Sartori | 41 055 |
| January 17, 1970 | West Ham United | AT | 0-0 | 41,643 | |
| January 26, 1970 | Leeds United | D | 2: 2 | Kidd , Sadler | 59,879 |
| January 31, 1970 | Derby County | D | 1: 0 | Charlton | 59 315 |
| February 10, 1970 | Ipswich Town | AT | 1: 0 | Kidd | 29 755 |
| February 14, 1970 | Crystal Palace | D | 1: 1 | Kidd | 54,711 |
| February 28, 1970 | Stoke city | AT | 2: 2 | Morgan , Sartori | 38,917 |
| March 17, 1970 | Burnley | D | 3: 3 | Best , Crerand , Low | 38 377 |
| March 21, 1970 | Chelsea | AT | 1: 2 | Morgan | 61 479 |
| March 28, 1970 | Manchester city | D | 1: 2 | Kidd | 59,777 |
| March 30, 1970 | Coventry city | D | 1: 1 | Kidd | 38,647 |
| March 31, 1970 | Nottingham Forest | AT | 2: 1 | Charlton , Gowling | 39,228 |
| April 4, 1970 | Newcastle united | AT | 1: 5 | Charlton | 43,094 |
| April 8, 1970 | West Bromwich Albion | D | 7: 0 | Charlton (2), Fitzpatrick (2), Gowling (2), Best | 26,582 |
| April 13, 1970 | Tottenham Hotspur | AT | 1: 2 | Fitzpatrick | 41,808 |
| April 15, 1970 | Sheffield Wednesday | D | 2: 2 | Best charlton | 36,649 |
Final standings
| No | Club | M | AT | H | P | MOH | MP | CM | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Newcastle united | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 1,629 | 47 |
| eight | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 17 | eleven | 66 | 61 | 1.082 | 45 |
| 9 | Stoke city | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 45 |
FA Cup
| date | Round | Rival | D / In / H | Score | Authors of goals for "United" | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1970 | Round 3 | Ipswich Town | AT | 1: 0 | own goal | 29,552 |
| January 24, 1970 | Round 4 | Manchester city | D | 3: 0 | Kidd (2), Morgan | 63,417 |
| February 7, 1970 | Round 5 | Northampton Town | AT | 8: 2 | Best (6), Kidd (2) | 21,771 |
| February 21, 1970 | Round 6 | Middlesbrough | AT | 1: 1 | Sartori | 40,000 |
| February 25, 1970 | Round 6. Replay | Middlesbrough | D | 2: 1 | Charlton , Morgan | 63,418 |
| March 14, 1970 | Semi final | Leeds United | H | 0-0 | 55,000 | |
| March 23, 1970 | Semifinal Replay | Leeds United | H | 0: 0 ( additional time ) | 62 500 | |
| March 26, 1970 | Semifinal Second replay | Leeds United | H | 0: 1 | 56,000 | |
| April 10, 1970 | Match for the third place | Watford | H | 2: 0 | Kidd (2) | 15,105 |
Football League Cup
| date | Round | Rival | D / AT | Score | Authors of goals for "United" | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 1969 | Round 2 | Middlesbrough | D | 1: 0 | Sadler | 38,939 |
| September 23, 1969 | Round 3 | Wrexham | D | 2: 0 | Kidd , Best | 48 347 |
| October 14, 1969 | Round 4 | Burnley | AT | 0-0 | 27,959 | |
| October 20, 1969 | Round 4. Replay | Burnley | D | 1: 0 | Best | 50,275 |
| November 12, 1969 | Round 5 | Derby County | AT | 0-0 | 38,895 | |
| November 19, 1969 | Round 5. Replay | Derby County | D | 1: 0 | Kidd | 57,393 |
| December 3, 1969 | Semifinal The first match | Manchester city | AT | 1: 2 | Charlton | 55 799 |
| December 17, 1969 | Semifinal Return match | Manchester city | D | 2: 2 | Edwards Lowe | 63,418 |
Player Statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Vr | Jimmy Rimmer | five | -eleven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | five | -eleven |
| Vr | Alex Stepney | 37 | -50 | 9 | -five | eight | -four | 54 | –59 |
| Def | Shay Brennan | 8 + 1 | 0 | one | 0 | one | 0 | 10 + 1 | 0 |
| Def | Francis Burns | 30 + 2 | 3 | 3 + 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 + 3 | 3 |
| Def | Tony dunn | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | eight | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Def | Paul edwards | 18 + 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | one | 27 + 1 | one |
| Def | Bill folks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Def | Steve james | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Def | David Sadler | 40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | eight | one | 57 | 3 |
| Def | Ian Jur | 34 | one | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | one |
| PZ | John Aston Jr. | 21 + 1 | one | 1 + 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 + 2 | one |
| PZ | George Best | 37 | 15 | eight | 6 | eight | 2 | 53 | 23 |
| PZ | Bobby Charlton | 40 | 12 | 9 | one | eight | one | 57 | 14 |
| PZ | Pat Crerand | 25 | one | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | one |
| PZ | John fitzpatrick | 20 | 3 | one | 0 | five | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| PZ | Willy Morgan | 35 | 7 | 9 | 2 | five | 0 | 49 | 9 |
| PZ | Jimmy Ryan | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| PZ | Carlo Sartori | 13 + 4 | 2 | 7 | one | 1 + 2 | 0 | 21 + 6 | 3 |
| PZ | Nobby Stiles | eight | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nap | Don givens | 4 + 4 | one | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 5 + 4 | one |
| Nap | Alan Gowling | 6 + 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 6 + 2 | 3 |
| Nap | Brian kidd | 33 + 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 48 + 1 | 20 |
| Nap | Denis Low | 10 + 1 | 2 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 3 | one | 13 + 3 | 3 |
| Auto goals | - | one | - | one | - | 0 | - | 2 | |
Notes
- ↑ Manchester United Season 1969/70 (English) . StretfordEnd.co.uk.
Links
- Season 1969/70 on StretfordEnd.co.uk (English)